A practical treatise on weaving by hand and power looms : intended as a text book for manufacturers by hand and power looms, and power loom engineers and especially designed to forward the extension of machinery to all kinds of plain weaving (1846)
ON WEAVTNG BY HAND. 81 the selvages, so that something like clouding, or a thickening of the cloth at each side, for a few shots, is then apt to take place in the work." An inch is near enough for light work. But clouding in this manner, may, nevertheless, be produced by the out- side reed bands,… … Fig. 32. Wheel and Whisks. too far from their respective selvages. The contrary fault produces jesping, which is the counterpart of clouding; and they must, therefore, be regulated accordingly. About two inches will, in general, be F
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